Withering is used to remove excess water from the leaves and allows a very slight amount of oxidation. The process is also important in promoting the breakdown of leaf proteins into free amino acids and increase the availability of freed caffeine, both which change the taste of the tea.
Pre-monsoon rainfall in Karnataka and Kerala is known as mango shower (also known as April rains or summer showers). It helps in the ripening of mangoes.
The Bagmati River is the principle river which originates at Baghdwar (Bagh-Tiger, Dwar-Door) just below the summit of Shivapuri hill which lies in the northern part of Kathmandu valley in central Nepal. The length of the Bagmati River is around 196 KM in India. The source of the Sutlej River is near Lake Rakshastal in Tibet. Ghaghara originates in glaciers of Mapchachungo on the Tibetan Plateau near Lake Mansarovar, cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sarda River at Brahmaghat in India.
North-Eastern Zonal Council has eight states viz, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Assam. Taking states and UTs together, the Northern zonal council has the maximum number of states and UT.
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